World at War PC v1.6 PatchThe v1.6 PC patch for Call of Duty: World at War has been released. It adds 3 multiplayer maps, a new nazi zombie map, and updates making mods available to single player mod and easier to use for mulitplayer games.

Activision continues to refer to Modern Warfare 2 as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, while Infinity Ward prefers to drop the CoD prefix. However, changes are afoot, it would appear, as final box shots posted by FourZeroTwo clearly show the CoD prefix.

David Kim, a Treyarch animator, has inadvertently confirmed the existence of Call of Duty 7. Writing on his LinkedIn profile, Kim states that he is a senior animator on the game, but does not provide a release timeframe:

David Kim’s Summary

I am currently on my second title as a senior animator in the games industry with Activision / Treyarch on Call Of Duty 7. Previous to that I specialized as a previsualization artist for various productions.

Last week you might've heard some crazy rumors about Infinity Ward switching to the PS3 as its lead platform. Well, obviously, that news is bunk to the max:

I’ve been getting a lot of messages regarding a fake quote on some PS3 forum which somehow got picked up as “news” on N4G and a few other sites. Basically, the quote (from a made up person named Todd Stevens) claims that PS3 is the lead platform for our next title and therefore will run smoother and look better on the PS3.

First off… we’re not talking in detail just yet on the development of MW2. However, overall, we dedicate the same development time to both consoles. Equality in dev time for all. So let’s put that to rest out of the gate.

Secondly, lol.

Seriously. A random forum guy on a PS3 exclusive forum makes up a quote saying essentially “PS3 roxors and 360 suxors” and that gets toted as news?

Typically I just ignore these types of things, especially “news” from N4G, but since I’ve been getting so many messages regarding it I figured I’d put it to sleep now and throw up the “Come on… really?” flag early. Thanks to everyone who brought it to my attention.

Rob Bowling, community manager at Infinity Ward has launched a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Twitter Application which is now available to view to all over at his blog.
Mr Bowling revealed that since it went live, it was the second most talked about topic on Twitter after American Idol, which is pretty staggering for a video game which is months away from its release. He added, ”I was blown away with the response to our first question, Name one thing you’d like to see in Modern Warfare 2 ”.

It was a sure bet that Infinity Ward's new Call of Duty would be released this year, but now it is confirmed, definite, 100%, guaranteed, etc etc.

No further details were offered, though Activision did say that CoD is one of their biggest money-spinners, and that they expect Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2 to spin just as well as past instalments once released towards the end of 2009.

In an article-format interview with IGN about multiplayer user statistics, Fourzerotwo takes time to mention the future (a.k.a. Call of Duty 6: Modern Warfare 2):

The success of Call of Duty 4 doesn't mean Infinity Ward can rest easy with its next title. The developer plans to focus even more on multiplayer going forward, but not at the expense of its single-player campaigns, which Bowling says the team takes intense pride in and would not sacrifice for multiplayer development time. One of the company's initiatives going forward is to place more of an emphasis on post-launch support in future games. By releasing downloadable content and retaining its tight relationship with the Call of Duty community, Activision and Infinity Ward can keep the game alive for longer than comparable shooters.

"We have a two-year shelf life. Personally I want to go beyond that," Bowling says. "I would like to extend that to three years, maybe even four years."

Make sure to check out the full article for all kinds of other interesting info.

Activision was at the Massive Inc. event showcasing their upcoming games lineup to potential advertisers. They announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is indeed in the works and will be released in Fall of 2009. No details regarding the game were released, however. You can read more right here.

Computer & Video Games is floating a rumor around that the next Call of Duty title by Infinity Ward may be of the science fiction nature.

Take it with a pinch of salt for the time being but an insider from Infinity Ward is reported to have said, "we are currently working on a new sci-fi title, we cannot release any more information as of yet, we may or may not announce it at E3."

My guess is that it's probably a whole new title altogether, but hey, you never know.

Surfer Girl is now reporting that a source close to Infinity Ward has told them that they have began working on Call of Duty 6. If you're keeping tabs at home, remember that Treyarch is developing the odd-numbered titles (i.e. Call of Duty 5). We have not confirmed this, so take it with a grain of salt.